Black Background Collection (page 5)

Starfish (Asteroid) with sensory and locomotive hydraulic tube feet extended. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean

Pacific hatchetfish (Argyropelecus affinis) portrait

Deepsea squid from midwater catch 195-498m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

Deepsea squid (Histioteuthis sp) from between 188m / 617ft and 507m / 1, 663ft depth, night
Deepsea squid (Histioteuthis sp) from between 188m/617ft and 507m/1, 663ft depth, night, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

Shelled Pteropod / Sea butterfly {Diacria trispinosa} with egg string attached, from between 188 and 507m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

Deepsea Medusa jellyfish (Colobonema sp), Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

Deepsea Anthomedusa (Pandea rubra) Gulf of Maine, Atlantic

Granular poison frog (Oophaga granulifera) resting on leaf at night, Uvita, Costa Rica

Reticulated tree frog (Dendropsophus reticulatus) portrait, Loreto, Peru

Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) showing gills underneath, Bolderwood, The New Forest, Hampshire, UK. October. Backlit

Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) with submerged roots in aquarium

Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) illuminated using different waveforms of light. Visible light (left), reflected UV light (centre), UV light as seen by bees (right). Studio environment, composite

Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris), visible light, studio environment. See also image 01717743 which shows the same plant in UV light

Love in a mist (Nigella damascena), pressed flower on light panel, image inverted, studio environment. See also image 01717741 which shows the same plant in visible light

Rosy sundew (Drosera hamiltonii) curled flower bud, studio environment

Female Northern pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) preparing to lay another egg on a blade of eelgrass (Zostera marina), Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Scrapemouth mbuna cichlid (Labeotropheus trewavasae) swimming. Thumbi West island, Lake Malawi, Malawi

Peacock katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) on leaf in defensive posture, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Basin, Ecuador

Female leopard (Panthera pardus) drinking at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) pollen grain, false-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph

RF - Eschmeyers scorpionfish (Rhinopias eschmeyeri) composite image showing different colour variations on black background. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

RF - Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) composite image showing variation of colour and shape, on black background, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

RF - Antennata lionfish (Pterois antennata) with four juveniles, composite image on black background, Indo-Pacific. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Mimic leatherjacket / Blacksaddle mimic filefish (Paraluteres prionurus) adult and juvenile, composite image on black background, Bali, Indonesia, Indo-Pacific

Honeycomb / Cushion starfish (Pentaceraster alveolatus) composite image on black background showing colour variations Malapascua Island, Philippines, Indo-Pacific species

Freshwater green hydra (Hydra viridissima) moving over a petri dish. Green colour comes from the symbiotic relationship with green alga Chlorella vulgaris

White-lipped green tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata) clinging on to a branch, Etty Bay, Wet Tropics World Heritage area, Queensland, Australia

Common mist frog (Litoria rheocola) sitting on a leaf at night, Wet Tropics World Heritage area, Queensland, Australia

Mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma hardwickii), portrait, Sinai Penimsula, Egypt

Northern freetail bat (Chaerophon jobensis), portrait, Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia

Large-eared horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus robertsi), portrait, Atherton, Queensland, Australia

Eastern horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus megaphyllus) flying out from an abandoned mine in late evening. Its orange colouring is due to bleaching from the intense ammonia atmosphere in the mine

Young Long clawed squat lobster (Munida rugosa), portrait, Loch Linnhe, The Highlands, Scotland, UK

Mutualism between a Portuguese man o war (Physalia physalis) and a juvenile Imperial blackfish (Schedophilus ovalis), Tenerife, Canary Islands

Spotted reed frog (Hyperolius puncticulatus) amongst reeds, Tanzania, Africa

Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) rearing up, on black background, Diego Suarez, Madagascar

Short-tailed leaf-nosed bat (Carollia perspicallata) portrait, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Neotropical fruit bat (Artibeus intermedius) portrait, nectarivorous bat (Phyllostomidae) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques) among seaweed, Spencer Gulf, South Australia. January

Papuan lynx spider (Oxyopes papuanus), Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, March

Flame scallop (Limaria hians / Lima hians), Puolo, Punta Campanella Marine Protected area, Costa Amalfitana / Amalfi coast, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean. October

Hippie anole (Anolis fraseri), Mindo, Ecuador

Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) eats a meal worm (Tenebrio molitor) on a tree at night. Captive, Conservation Ecology Centre, The Otways, Victoria, Australia. Property released

Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) portrait reflecting off the surface of the ocean at night, Eleuthera, Bahamas

Marine planktonic Copepod (Sapphirina sp. ) brightly coloured copepods
Marine planktonic Copepod (Sapphirina sp.) brightly coloured copepods. Deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive

Pacific hatchetfish (Argyropelecus affinis) portrait

Wild Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) male, Lago Nero, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) Green Island, Taiwan

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